Mental Health: New Municipal Concerns
Issue 8 - April 2019

From the Editor's Desk

By Gord Hume

Mental health is not something that most municipal councils in Canada spend a lot of time discussing. It should be.
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The Mental Health Crisis — a Global Problem with Local Solutions

By Nicole Regan

When it comes to the mental health of Canadians, it might seem that local governments are out of their jurisdictional waters. This is far from true. The impact is felt every day on the streets and in our communities across Canada.
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Bridging the 2 Worlds of Performance Improvement

By Howard Risher

Government's administrative silos have spawned two parallel worlds centered on performance that exist independent of each other. One world focuses on strategy, priority goals, metrics and evidence-based decision-making. The other focuses on working with managers and employees to improve their performance. Both are valid and essential, and both look to the same end results. Each has its own experts, literature, jargon and conferences. But surprisingly, they rarely interact.
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Want to Attract Talented Workers? Find a Better Way to Tell Your City's Story

By Dustin McKissen

Officials who work in local economic and workforce development will often say that they have two things that make their city a desirable place to live: a low cost of living and employers with good jobs that need to be filled. But once those local officials share the good news, they ask the question many communities desperately need an answer to: Why do we still struggle to attract and retain the workforce talent we need?
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So You Think You Know All the Best Approaches to Governing?

By Nolan Crouse

I thought I knew a lot about hockey, until I started coaching it. I felt I had a solid grasp on hockey player trades after observing the National Hockey League process for years until I became a general manager in junior hockey and had to make deals myself.
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Montgomery, Ala., Begins the Smart City Metamorphosis

By Skip Descant

Alabama's capital is perking up with new intelligent streetlights, free Wi-Fi, app-based parking management and more. Montgomery is trying on these new technologies in its Smart City Living Lab downtown. The project — a public-private agreement known as the Montgomery Smart Community Alliance — is a partnership among the city, Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, Alabama Power and other university and county partners.
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The Bus System of the Future

By Stephen Goldsmith

One of the foundational dilemmas of developing and managing an urban bus network is the tradeoff between service coverage and frequency. Holding the number of buses constant, prioritizing geographic coverage means those buses can make fewer trips. However, neighborhoods don't like to see their stops removed, so cities are often stuck with infrequent service and underutilized capacity.
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Civic Comment

By Gord Hume

A long-time member of the Madeira Beach (Florida) City Commission (like a Canadian City Council) resigned recently. She did so after being severely censured for licking the face and/or neck of the former City Manager.
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